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It’s Time to Ratify the Rome Statute. No, Really This Time.

The United States remains one of the few nations among its allies who has refused to adopt the Rome Statute. To continue to not do so is to essentially treat the United States as above international law and above reproach. It must be ratified.

Why Charity Can Never Be More Than a Band-Aid

We need the government, not philanthropists and charities, to step up to end homelessness. It is time for a solution, not a band-aid.

Criminals Are Human, Too: An Argument for Reform

Over the course of this semester, this column will explore inhumane aspects of the criminal legal system, sometimes proposing alternatives and sometimes just bearing witness to these practices and spreading awareness of them. I hope you will join me.

Putting Poverty On Strike

While Kellogg workers labored through the pandemic working egregious hours — sometimes 16-hour overtime shifts, up to seven days a week — the company’s CEO Steve Cahillane made $11.6 million in pocketed profit.

The Myth of Democratic Exceptionalism

Democrats are up against a voter suppression emergency. It's time to use every procedural maneuver available in order to thwart the burgeoning assault on American democracy.

It’s Foreign Aid, Stupid!

With Beijing and Moscow’s rapid rise in global influence, the U.S. would do well to vitalize its diplomatic corps and heavily expand its diplomatic and foreign aid budget — preserving American influence while strengthening democracies and economies abroad.

The Push to Save Democracy in a Post-Trump America

Presidential power, when left unchecked, proves to be detrimental to the democratic process at large. And, at a moment in American history where public trust in the government continues to decline, it seems like there is no better time than the present to make a change.

The Immobile Colossus: Understanding the Death of Democrats’ Drug Pricing Legislation

Despite high hopes of passing drug pricing reforms, the unstoppable force of HR 3 appears to have met with an immovable object: centrist opposition.

2021 Virginia Gubernatorial Forecast

Tuesday’s election for Governor of Virginia is a state race in name only. Our forecast predicts that Glenn Youngkin will win the Virginia Governorship with a two-party vote share of 52.1%.

How Bad Housing Policy Can Shape a Nation

Single-family zoning ordinances are a form of exclusionary housing policy, and the impact of such housing segregation is wide-reaching.